Fontaines D.C. displayed indicators calling for a “free Palestine” and accused Israel of genocide throughout their set at Primavera Sound 2025.
The Dublin band performed on the Parc Del Discussion board pageant in Barcelona on Saturday night time (June 7) and through ‘I Love You’ from 2022’s ‘Skinty Fia‘ close to the top of the set, a large Palestinian flag was projected onto the display behind them and the phrases “free Palestine” appeared on the screens to the aspect of the stage.
Frontman Grian Chatten echoed the sentiment throughout the set, and as they introduced the live performance to a detailed with ‘Starburster’ from 2024’s ‘Romance’, one other message appeared studying: “Israel is committing genocide – use your voice”.
Try clips and pictures of the messages right here:
fontaines dc talking on palestine at primavera pageant in entrance of 100k folks. use your voice!!! pic.twitter.com/wdOOFkL8LP
— kiki ✮⋆˙ (@sehaniine) June 8, 2025
Fontaines DC at Primavera simply now 👏👏👏👏👏🇵🇸🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/0CH7OawPCT
— Daniel Lambert (@dlLambo) June 7, 2025
that is so necessary pic.twitter.com/FtCTmTKFCz
— carla★ noticed tmc🇵🇸 (@inmys1eep) June 7, 2025
THIS IS HOW YOU USE YOUR PLATFORM!!!!!!!!!!! FONTAINES DC EVERYBODY!!!!!! 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/BKY8W400sY
— julss ⭒ PRIMAVERA WEEK (@manicjulss) June 7, 2025
The band have been constant of their help for the folks of Palestine. Final 12 months, they launched a soccer shirt with the Dublin membership Bohemians FC that raised cash for Medical Help For Palestinians. It options the Palestinian flag and the phrases “Saoirse don Phalaistín” (Irish language for ‘Free Palestine’), and Greta Thunberg was lately seen sporting one. Go to right here to purchase yours.
Final summer season, the band additionally donated their $2,000 (£1,565) prize from a viral music quiz to Medical doctors With out Borders “for Palestine”. The band later cancelled a scheduled present in Istanbul in solidarity with Palestine, saying that they “should be clear in our convictions”.
Chatten then defined why the group wish to use their platform to talk out throughout an interview with NME – making a nod to the 12″ profit single Fontaines launched with Large Assault and Younger Fathers.
“It turns into extremely tiring and disenfranchising, not simply as a musician however as a youngster, to be speaking about and elevating consciousness,” he mentioned. “In some unspecified time in the future, you’ve bought to do one thing that feels a bit extra tangible, you realize?
“It truly is the accountability of the plenty, of artists, and anybody with a voice – which is most individuals these days – to do one thing, say one thing. Which aspect are you on?”
They’re removed from the one musicians to have used their voice to talk on behalf of Palestine lately: IDLES devoted their very own Primavera Sound set to the folks of Gaza and the West Financial institution, main the gang in a chant of “Viva Palestina!”, whereas Sam Fender gave a passionate pro-Palestine speech throughout a London stadium present this week.
Large Assault, in the meantime, performed a strong headline set at LIDO Competition in London on Friday (June 6), the place they have been launched by the actor and pro-Palestine activist Khalid Abdalla, who gave an impassioned speech by which he referred to as for peace within the Center East and a right away ceasefire in Gaza.
Because the battle escalates, Israel continues to disclaim any allegations of genocide or warfare crime.
